Abstract
Background
A difficult management problem for the upper gastrointestinal surgeon exists when a patient presents with symptomatic and refractory severe delayed gastric emptying. Surgical treatment is further complicated by coexisting gastro-oesophageal reflux. No universal surgical strategy exists for this problem.
Methods
A novel surgical strategy combines partial sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and hiatus hernia (HH) repair with fundoplication. A review of treating four such patients is described with objective outcome data.
Results
Overall, solid gastric emptying improved in all, from median 350 (163–488) min pre-operatively to 108 (84–135) at 10 months (3–24) post-operatively, corresponding to 67 % improvement. Primary symptoms resolved in all; however, one patient had recurrent symptoms. GERD-HRQL also improved in all, from median 23 (3–25) to 4 (0–8) at 21 months (6–30, 83 % improvement). Gas bloat improved in three. All had post-operative gastroscopies showing intact repair and absent oesophagitis, with no patient requiring post-operative PPI. Patient weight reduced by median 11 % (7–20) post-operatively. There was no significant peri-operative morbidity.
Conclusions
With careful patient selection and work-up, SG and HH repair with fundoplication may improve quality of life by coupling adequate reflux control with improved gastric emptying.
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Le Page, P.A., Martin, D. Laparoscopic Partial Sleeve Gastrectomy with Fundoplication for Gastroesophageal Reflux and Delayed Gastric Emptying. World J Surg 39, 1460–1464 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-2981-0
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